The Royal Family have made a blunder as they listed Prince Andrew as the Duke of York in the line of succession on their official website.
Last Friday, the disgraced royal announced he would be surrendering the use of his titles, including his dukedom, amid snowballing scandals related to his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and links with China.
In a Buckingham Palace statement, the King’s brother agreed to give up the use of his title as Duke of York in light of the “continued accusations” against him.
As such, entries relating to Prince Andrew on the royal.uk website were then scrubbed of references to the title he has now relinquished.
Prince Andew is listed as the Duke of York in the line of succession on royal.uk
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The expectation was that he would now only be referred to as Prince Andrew on the site, but the update appears to have not applied to the page detailing the royal line of succession.
The line of succession refers to the order in which members of the Royal Family would follow in succeeding as sovereign.
As it stands, Prince Andrew is 8th in line to the throne behind Prince William, Prince Harry and their children.
However, the page lists his entry as the Duke of York seemingly in contradiction to changes made elsewhere on the site.
Andrew is listed as the Duke of York despite being scrubbed of the title elsewhere on the site
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The entries read: “1. The Prince of Wales, 2. Prince George of Wales, 3. Princess Charlotte of Wales, 4. Prince Louis of Wales, 5. The Duke of Sussex, 6. Prince Archie of Sussex, 7. Princess Lilibet of Sussex, 8. The Duke of York, 9. Princess Beatrice, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi”
Andrew’s entry also only lists the title he has now surrendered and makes no reference to his name on the page, following a pattern seen with the other Dukes.
The decision to list him as Duke of York may reflect the fact that Andrew legally retains the honour but can no longer use the title or be referred to by it.
Formally stripping him of his title would require an act of Parliament, which some lawmakers and an overwhelming number of Britons now support.
Andrew also retains his title as prince as he is the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
His main page on royal.uk provides a biography of Andrew with a bold text now heading the page.
It reads: “On 13 January 2022, Buckingham Palace announced that, with Queen Elizabeth II’s approval and agreement, Prince Andrew’s military affiliations and Royal patronages would be returned to Her late Majesty, and The Prince would not return to public duties.
“Prior to stepping back from public life, Prince Andrew undertook a wide range of public work, with a strong economic and business focus,” it concluded.
Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson surrendered their titles as Duke and Duchess of York last week
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Last Friday’s announcement also saw Andrew’s former wife, Sarah Ferguson, relinquish her title as Duchess of York.
As a result, she now no longer uses her “SarahTheDuchess” handle on her X and TikTok accounts.
The 66-year-old has changed her username to “sarahMFergie15”, with Fergie being a well-known nickname for her maiden name, Ferguson.
The pair’s daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, have retained their titles as princesses as they are the granddaughters of the former monarch.
